London business groups call on government to stop five per cent rail fare hikes in 2022 October 20, 2021 London business groups have called on the government to ensure rail fares do not surge next year on the back of above expected inflation, warning this would cripple the capital’s recovering economy. London First and the Centre for London said today that a 5 per cent rise in rail fares next year, which is the [...]
Knightsbridge and Chelsea hail bumper Christmas thanks to swanky shoppers splashing cash January 26, 2024 Swanky shops and restaurants around Knightsbridge and Chelsea enjoyed a bumper Christmas, helped by affluent customers splashed the cash on London’s Kings Road.
Sadiq Khan: London’s Covid recovery must fight injustice and promote a greener capital March 19, 2021 London has faced many difficult times before, but there’s no doubt that the last year has been one of the most testing, traumatic and turbulent periods in our city’s history. In 1945, Londoners rebuilt and renewed, working together to forge a more equal society from the ruins of war. They wanted to ensure that our [...]
London rush hour back to pre-pandemic levels with motorists spending 115 hours stuck in traffic October 20, 2021 London’s busiest roads are back to pre-pandemic levels according to new data released this afternoon. Congestion last month reached 61 per cent, close to the levels recorded in 2019 of 63 per cent, according to traffic index TomTom. Not only that but the average Londoner wastes 115 hours stuck in traffic every year. That’s over 4 days [...]
Westfield exec makes fresh calls to scrap tourist tax ahead of Autumn Statement November 21, 2023 The chief operating officer of Westfield Group, has said reinstating the tourist tax would have a “ripple effect” on London’s economy.
London Stock Exchange revenue climbs 2 per cent as Refinitiv deal nears cost savings October 22, 2021 Shares in London Stock Exchange dropped as much as 3 per cent this morning after it said revenue edged up by 2.1 per cent in the third quarter. The exchange said it was on track to make cost savings from its integration of the data platform Refinitiv, which it acquired in January in a $27bn [...]
Post-Brexit vote of confidence: Europe’s largest chain of orthodontic clinics opens first branch in London in UK push November 30, 2021 Impress, Europe’s largest chains of orthodontic clinics, confirmed this morning it will open a clinic in London tomorrow, which will be part of ambitious plans to expand its operations into the UK. The company plans to open clinics in Leeds, Liverpool and Leeds in the next few months. Located at 54 Brushfield Street in Spitalfields, the new [...]
UK house prices growth eases back to 10 per cent with London slowing the most September 30, 2021 Annual house price growth eased back to 10 per cent in September, from 11 per cent in August, according to Nationwide Building Society this morning. Prices increased by just 0.1 per cent month-on-month, taking the average UK house price to £248,742. Wales and Northern Ireland were the strongest performing parts of the UK in the [...]
A mystery: One of Brick Lane’s iconic beigel shops has shut – and nobody knows why February 14, 2024 One of two Brick Lane beigel shops - which have provoked heated debate amongst Londoners for decades - is shut, and nobody quite knows why.
Stelrad: Radiator supplier’s revenue dips as demand cools August 12, 2024 The London-listed radiator supplier brought in £143.1m in the six months ended 30 June, down 8.9 per cent in last year's haul.